Humanist, scholar and intellectual. Born Aberdeen, came to London in 1719 to be a tutor but then became a bookseller in the Royal Exchange and also worked as a press-reader, earning the nickname "Alexander the Corrector". His main achievement was the Concordance to the Bible, published in 1737 and still used today. An eccentric man, he travelled the country lecturing against profanity and the breaking of the Sabbath, and he always carried a sponge to remove any offensive graffiti. Died at his lodgings in Camden Passage, while at prayer.
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Alexander Cruden
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Alexander Cruden
Camden Passage (link now dead) had a picture of the unveiling by Poet Laureat...
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Robert Salte
Lay brother at London Charterhouse. Taken Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
1 memorial
Rev. Peebles Fleming
Minister of Highbury Quadrant Congregational Church in 1957. This photo comes from Jersey Heritage where it is captioned: "Photograph of the Reverend W. Peebles Fleming, the new minister of St Joh...
1 memorial
Lord Donald Soper
Christian Socialist and pacifist. Born 36 Knoll Road, Wandsworth.  Keen sportsman but gave up cricket when (at college we think) as the bowler, he accidentally killed the batsman.  As well as under...
1 memorial
Oliver Plunkett
Archbishop and saint. Born Ireland, admitted to the Irish College in Rome and ordained in 1654.  He was appointed Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland in 1669, but because of the suppres...
2 memorials
Thomas Goodwin, DD
Non-conformist minister. Born Norfolk.  Chaplain to Oliver Cromwell.  Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
1 memorial
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